Associations to the word «Scrupulous»

Wiktionary

SCRUPULOUS, adjective. Exactly and carefully conducted.
SCRUPULOUS, adjective. Having scruples or compunctions.
SCRUPULOUS, adjective. Precise; exact or strict

Dictionary definition

SCRUPULOUS, adjective. Having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled; "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance".
SCRUPULOUS, adjective. Characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats